Published on 05:35 PM, August 16, 2022

No Covid-19 death, 93 cases recorded in 24 hours

At least 93 new Covid-19 cases were recorded in 24 hours till 8am today, said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).

No death from Covid-19 was reported during the period and the death toll from the disease remains at 29,314.

The Covid-19 death rate at the moment is 1.46 percent.

The current positivity rate is 4.41 percent while the total positivity rate stands at 13.68 percent.

With the new infections, the total number of cases rose to 20,09,222 the release added.

A total of 2,110 samples were tested across the country during this period.

At least 228 patients have recovered from Covid-19 within this time.

The total number of recoveries now stands at 19,51,965 and the recovery rate at 97.15 percent, added the release.